Canadians said a sentimental farewell to a glittering Queen
Wednesday night.

At 11:10 p.m. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip walked
slowly up the ramp of a silver and blue BOAC jet at Uplands RCAF
base.

LITTLE NOISE

The Cameron Highlanders struck up with the nostalgic "Will
Ye No Come Back Again" and the crowd of about 1,000 gathered in the refurbished
hanger at the airbase waved an almost silent salute.

The royal couple turned and waved before entering the plane
the Queen's diamond tiara and bracelet and gold-bordered white evening dress
sparkling in the spotlight.

The glittering dress with it floating pannier from her left
shoulder, her gold slippers and bag and white mink stole, glimmered under the
artificial lights.

Her Majesty's outfit -- the one she wore to dinner at
Government House earlier that evening -- was the most stunning of her wardrobe
chosen for the Canadian visit.

The Governor-General and Mrs. Michener and Prime Minister
and Mrs. Pearson, also in formal dress, had escorted the royal couple down the
red carpet to the base of the plane's ramp.

As the door closed behind the Queen and the ground crew
prepared the big planes for takeoff, the prime minister and the Governor-General
and their wives walked back to stand with the crowd and wave a final
farewell.

The jet taxied away from the hangar and the Queen and the
Prince, in the lighted front cabin of the plane, could be seen waving
back.

At 11:20 p.m., six days and six hours after they had touched
down at Uplands for the start of the Canadian visit, they were airborne, en
route to London on a non-stop flight.

Despite the late departure time, several thousand had turned
out, once again, to line the royal motorcade route from Government house to
Uplands.

The limousine carrying the Queen and her husband skimmed
past the crowds at about 20 mph.

But the interior light of the car was on and those had
waited patiently in the dark to catch a glimpse of royalty, weren't
disappointed.

At the gates of Government House, around Confederation
Square and along Hogs Back Road, nearly 3,000 had stood silently, waving as the
motorcade whipped by.

Unlike the exuberant crowds that had whooped it up and
cheered the royal couple at every appearance from Parliament Hill and Lansdowne
Park to Expo in Montreal, Wednesday night's crowds had apparently come for a
quick last look.

Five minutes after the motorcade passed through the downtown
area the streets were almost vacant -- the capital area was back to normal after
six days of frenzied centennial celebrations and royalty-watching.

- End of article. Copyright by The Ottawa Journal,
July 6, 1967. All rights
reserved.